"I was still sore from the motorcycle accident and I didn't feel like playing those first few games, so I faked abdominal pain and had the surgery. Man, did I do a nice job of acting," Steelers QB now says. "My alias in the hospital was Tex Goldstein, which I believe the Steelers had used before for appendectomies."
ROETHLISBERGER SAYS HE FAKED APPENDICITIS BEFORE START OF 2006 SEASON
"I was still sore from the motorcycle accident and I didn't feel like playing those first few games, so I faked abdominal pain and had the surgery. Man, did I do a nice job of acting," Steelers QB now says. "My alias in the hospital was Tex Goldstein, which I believe the Steelers had used before for appendectomies."
